Hadji Murad

I just finished Hadji Murad, by Tolstoy. This is the first anything I've finished by Tolstoy; currently I'm also reading Anna Karenina, and have made attempts to read The Death of Ivan Illyitch and The Kingdom of God Is Within You, but have never finished either for whatever reason.

Anyway, it was a very short and enjoyable read, and you can tell he put alot of research into the book. What is interesting is that very often he speaks about the various people of the Caucaus in a much more noble light than the Russians, who are often rude or caught up in the various issues of Russian aristocracy (which was essentially acting like they were French). It is sad as well, and I can't help but wonder whatever happened to Murad's family.